What are the dangers of antisocial personality disorder?

What are the dangers of antisocial personality disorder?

Rhoda Hahn (Psychiatrist) gives expert video advice on: What are the dangers of antisocial personality disorder?; Who is at risk for antisocial personality disorder? and more...

Probably the most common danger is getting arrested and thrown in jail. I think that the prisons are probably filled with persons who meet criteria for antisocial personality disorder. The other thing of course is that sense they are very aggressive and they get into fights frequently, you know you could get hurt. The interpersonal dysfunction is marked in this personality disorder. These people don't get into relationships with other people unless they think they're going to get something out of it. They are completly untrustworthy so they are not able to maintain relationships with reasonable people in any kind of way, nor are they paticulary interested in it. The occupational dysfunction speaks for itself, they are irresponsible and untrustworthy. They are not going to come to work on time, they may not even come to work at all, and they are not going to be very honest in a work setting. One aspect of antisocial personality disorder that is not written as much about though is that they are also capable of great superficial charm. So the conman, you hear these stories about guys who like con six old ladies into leaving all they're money to them or whatever, I think again when there is a definite gain, something in it for them they can be extremely charming.